As a woman, mother, US citizen, and a member of the human species, I am horrified by the majority of the actions Donald Trump and his acolytes have taken since the first day of his presidency. I’m a moderate Democrat, so while I do understand a few of the concerns some of our citizens on the right have, I will NEVER understand how they could GIVE the keys to our Democracy to a pathological liar and criminal.
Who is going to protect us from him? The GOP Congress? Nope. The illegitimate Supreme Court? Nope. What is being ALLOWED to happen to our democracy right now is a slap in the face to all of the mothers and fathers whose sons GAVE up their future, so that we would have a future free of leaders like Hitler and Donald Trump.
I wake up every day now with a sense of dread, but also resolve. Make no mistake, the next many years, possibly decades or even centuries are going to be extremely hard and dangerous for those who believe in democracy and decency.
We must come together, listen, organize, compromise, pool resources, and plan as never before both individually and collectively in order to keep ourselves and our loved ones as safe as possible throughout this fight.
We must take care of ourselves – mentally, physically and emotionally. I am NOT a doctor, and this is not medical advice, but some natural, OTC (over the counter) things that have helped me are L-Theanine (for anxiety); L-Tryptophan (for mood, hot flashes and sleep); and a product by Gaia Herbs called CALM A.S.A.P (anxiety and sleep). If you decide to try any of those, please go to Drugs.com to see if they have any contraindications with any other medications or supplements you may be taking. We have to try to get good sleep, exercise, and support each other through these dark times.
Stay offline as much as you can. If you are online, try not to doom scroll. Spend your precious time learning how to survive without all of the conveniences you are used to. My favorite prepper site is a YouTube channel called, CityPrepper. The guy who runs the site has a saying I really like. This is not verbatim, but it’s along the lines of, Action not Anxiety. When we take steps to prepare for a very uncertain future, we negate the anxiety most of us are dealing with at this point.
For now I will post articles and information I think will be helpful. We need to start gathering in person in various locations around the country. I’m in Georgia and envision chapters in every state so we can organize both locally and nationally to fight for our remaining rights and institutions. We need to form Mutual Assistance Groups in our communities. We need to Educate ourselves and our fellow citizens. Our own “leaders” have declared a War on Democracy in the United States of America, and we had better start fighting back with anything and everything we can. Batten Down the Hatches!